Spring cover



March 30 1926.-

' 1,579,053 J. c. ANDEREGG SPRING COVER Filed June 9 1925 gwvehtoz cfoae afi 6. 0727421 27 Patented Mar. 30, 1 926.

TES PATENT o JOSEBH C. AIVDEREGG, OF A LGOMAE WISCONSIN;

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'srnme covnn To all whom it concern) Be it known that I, JosErH G. A'NDrRiacs,

a citizen of the United States, residing at ,Kewaunee and lgoma, in the county of State of Wisconsin, have invented certain ation of the "construction shown in th .drawings, wherein for the .30

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new and useful Improvements in ,Spring Covers,-of which the following is a specification, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings;

This invention relates to spring covers and more particularly to a cover for the leaf springs of automobiles intended to protect them from cellection' of dust and to maintainin contact with the spring a suitable lubricant therefor. L im ortant object of the invention is to provi e a device of this character which ma anti which, when applied, may be readily opened to permit oiling of the spring. A further object of the invention is to provide a ,structure of this character permitting the use of clips for the sprin and at the same time providing a closely tt-ing cover which will These and other objects I attain by the e accompanying purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodiment of. my invention and wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation partially broken away showing a spring cover con structedin accordance with my invention applied to a ehicle spring; e

igure 2 is a'sectional view therethrpugh'; Figure 3 is a Section on the line 3-3. of Figure 1; l T

Figure 4 is a detailed longitudinal sectional view taken through one end of the cover; g

Figurefi is and a modifi P Pg; y Y

Figure 6, 1s afragmentary plan view of material employed in the construction of form of invention illustrated in Figure a modified roan, of the device the 5 n Figure 'L is a combined perspective of portions ofthe clip strips; an 1 Figure 8 is a perspective of the clamp employed for sealing the end of the cover" to the spring. 4, Referring now more'particularly to the drawings, the cover comprises a-length of fabric 10 .to extend between adjacent points be readily applied to the vehicle springnot interfere. with the ope rbe held in a hammer or the like to clinch these a a strip of cotton roving 21 is-wound "the spring for substantially ed manner of clipping the Application marinas, 1925. Serial m. seozsf of attachment of the leaf spring. "For a quarter elliptic spring, it will be made of a length extending between the mounting of the butt of the spring and the shackle end thereof while fora it will be made of a length extending between the central fastening of the spring and the shackle'connection of the end threof. On the last named type of springthere.

will be, of course, two covers provided. This length of material is tapered from end to end size of the spring fromend to end and each" edge thereof has attached thereto a .clip, strip 11 or 12;-

Each clip strip 11 has 1 semi elliptic .spring,

so that it accommodatesohanges. of

one end thereof reverted, as at 13 and clampeduponone longitudinal edge. 14 of the material and verted in spaced relation to at 15. In the bight between portion 15 and the strip. 11, a 'cord 16 is disposed. Each strip 12 has one edge thereof reverted, as at{17, and clamped upon the the strip, as

second longitudinal edge 18 of the ma- The, opposite edge of the strip 12' side of the strip,

terial. is reverted upon the same its opposite edge oppositely rethe reverted 13 l as at 19, and hasdisposed in the bight between this reverted a cord 20. I will be obvious that the strip of material 10-may be; placed about the spring and the reverted portions 15 and 19 of the clip strips 11 and 12 hookedto one another. Once hooked in position,"it will assembled relation by employing portions upon one another.

ofthe spring which is to be covered. At

each end of the strip 10 of the material upon. the inner face thereof a transversely extending felt strip 22 is secured to the material and about eachend of the cover, as applied,

the full length" portion and the strip 4 no" reverted a clamp 23 is disposed very firmly forcing. A

the felt strip into engagement with both the cover and the spring so'as to afiord a Y seal at the ends of the cover against, the b passage of oil. a p

A proper clipping of the leaf spring to prevent spreading thereof may be taken care of in either oneof two manners. In Figure 1, the cover is shown as provided at in "'tervals along its length with spring metal clips 24 having their edges included in the connection between the edges of thestrip of material and the clipping strips 11 and 12. In Figure 5, the spring clip already applied to the automobile is shown as having its bolt removed and its end portions bent to engage the spring. The strip of material forming the cover in this form of the device I is so formed as to provide a pocket wherethe clips of the sprin occur. This pocket may be formed by suddenly enlarging the material of the strip, as at 10, in Figure 6. It

vwill be obvious that when the edges of this invention, I do not limit myself to the specific structure hereinbefore set forth except as hereinafter claimed.

I claim V 1. A spring cover for the leaf springs of vehicles comprising a tapered strip of material havingat its longitudinal edges metallic strips attached thereto and having their free edge portions oppositely reverted to provide interengaging hooks whereby the strip of material may be held in position about the spring and means for sealing the ends of the cover to the spring, each of said hooked portions of said strips having in its bight a compressible element forming a packing.

2. A cover for the leaf springs of vehicles comprising a tapered strip of material and two clip strips, each clip strip having one edge thereof reverted and clamped upon a corresponding edge of the strip of material, the free edges of the clip strips being oppositely reverted to provide interengaging hooks whereby the cover may be held in as sembled relation about the spring and means for sealing the ends of the cover to the sprlng.

' In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature.

JOSEPH C. ANDEREGG. 

